Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
6th-7th century A.D. With discoid base and four straps containing the sphere, attached to a narrow collar at the top with a suspension ring; punched decoration to the straps. Cf. similar set in gold in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.139.51. 96.4 grams, 88 mm (3 1/2 in.).
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
6th-7th century A.D. With discoid base and four straps containing the sphere, attached to a narrow collar at the top with a suspension ring; punched decoration to the straps. Cf. similar set in gold in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.139.51. 96.4 grams, 88 mm (3 1/2 in.).
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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